52 PRIVATE HIRE AND TAXI MONTHLY
SWOOP CENTRAL
CRACKDOWN IN MILTON KEYNES CATCHES ILLEGAL DRIVERS
A dozen drivers were caught illegally plying for hire in an undercover ‘sting’ over the weekend of December 5-7. They were caught in a joint operation involving taxi licence enforce- ment officers from Milton Keynes Council, South Northants District Council and Thames Valley Police.
All of the private hire drivers - three quarters of whom were from the same out of town com- pany, will now face prosecution.
The operation was car- ried out during core ‘clubbing’ hours. On Fri- day 5 December eight drivers were caught, seven were from South Northants and one was from Milton Keynes. On Saturday 6 December
four drivers were caught, two from South Northants and two from Milton Keynes.
A taxi licensing spokesman from Milton Keynes Council said that the operation had been a success, and the plan was to under- take similar operations again, not just during core club hours.
He added: “There is a huge potential risk to passengers who hail just any cab off the street; any private hire journey must be booked beforehand, otherwise it invalidates the driver’s insurance, and in the event of an accident this could have dire consequences for passengers.
“On a positive note a large number of Milton
Keynes private hire drivers were found to be carrying out their business in a lawful and professional man- ner, whilst the same could not be said for vehicles from outside of Milton Keynes.” The chair of the Milton Keynes Hackney Car- riage Association, Mohammed Nawaz, told PHTM: “We are very pleased with the result of the December sting operation. For a long time our trade members have said that the council should take more action against outsiders taking away our livelihoods.
“This latest operation will show those licence holders from outside the area that Milton Keynes is not a free-for-all.”
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OVER A HUNDRED DRIVERS STOPPED DURING CLAMPDOWN IN DONCASTER
One driver has been reported for summons and others have been suspended after a taxi checking operation. According to the Don- caster Free Press, over 100 drivers were stopped last month in the operation during which police checked
for unlicensed and un- roadworthy vehicles. One driver was report- ed for not having the necessary insurance and will now face a court summons. Three others were suspended after defects were found on their vehicles. Four drivers were also
issued with defect recti- fication forms and 15 had to produce their documents. Police check points were set up by the Town Centre Safer Neigh- bourhood Scheme, special constables and Doncaster Council’s taxi licensing department.
STING FINDS 17 OUT OF 20
Three-quarters of taxis stopped in a bid to weed out unsafe vehicles and so-called “cowboy cab- bies” had to be hauled off the road.
Of 20 cabs examined in a sting mounted in N. W. Leicestershire, 17 were found to be defective and 15 were taken off the road. The late-night stop checks were car- ried out by licensing enforcement officers from the council, togeth- er with the police and Vehicle and Operators Services Agency (Vosa). Ten vehicles were given prohibition orders by Vosa, due to “serious defects” and a further five had their plates sus- pended by the council
N. W. LEICESTER CABS DEFECTIVE N. W.
for other licensing infringements. Two drivers were also ordered to make sure minor repairs were made. One driver, who was pulled over in Coalville, is being investigated by police after he was found driving a licensed cab without a valid taxi driver licence. A council spokesman told the Leicester Mercu- ry: “The spot checks were carried out on pri- vate hire and hackney cabs working around the district late at night. “The main focus was the safety of vehicles, but drivers were also interviewed to check they were abiding by taxi licensing rules.”
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District Council tough- ened its licensing policy earlier this year by introducing a new photo-id card for driv- ers and colour-coded licence plates for cabs. The latest operation tar- geting taxi cabs is one of several mounted in the past few months to improve safety and pro- tect the public Mike Ward, chairman of NPHA affiliated Leices- tershire Public and Private Hire Associa- tion, said: “To have over three quarters of cabs stopped failing to meet the required stan- dard is a concern. It should be a matter of professional pride.”
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